Marijuana industry association hires D.C firms to step up lobbying efforts

The marijuana industry has some new lobbying help. The National Cannabis Industry Association just hired D.C.-based firms Jochum Shore & Trossevin PC and Heather Podesta + Partners to represent its interests — which include protecting the rights of the District itself to regulate marijuana — on Capitol Hill. The top issue on the table for the industry? Fixing rules that bar marijuana businesses from using banks. The NCIA is also supporting legislation that would recognize rights of local jurisdictions,…